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IHello @Kc.291 Welcome, and great to hear you're interested in joining the 501st Legion! It's always brilliant to see new people getting involved, and we're more than happy to help you along the way. The best place to start is by checking out the 501st Legion Costume Reference Library (CRL). This will give you an idea of the available costumes and the requirements for approval. Once you've found a costume you're interested in, feel free to ask questions. There's plenty of experience within the Garrison, and members are always happy to share advice, tips, and recommendations on suppliers and building your kit. I’d also recommend heading over to the Crew Rank Request post and requesting crew access. Crewing is honestly one of the best ways to get started. You’ll get to see how our troops actually work, meet members face-to-face, and get a feel for the whole 501st experience before you even have your first approved costume. Finally feel free to ask any questions or tell us a bit about yourself such as, what drew your to what to get involved in the 501st, cosplay, charities etc. Hope you see you about at some stage.

There is no rush at all, so dont worry if its going to take you time to jump in. Plenty of troops coming down the line. There are a few officers and bridge crew alright, including a very well dressed Director krennic and hopefully by next year a Dedra Meero.

You're more than welcome! Linking up with the Imperial Officer forum is a great step, and I’m sure there’ll be plenty of people there who can answer your questions and offer advice. One of our members had a Sev kit alright, and he’s still active here @Petesbigpants. I got a great deal of help from him when I was building my RC Boss a few years back. I’m not too sure who the Captain Rex would have been; it might have been before my time. We have members dotted all over the country, although most would be located in Leinster, in or around Dublin. We have several members up your way — not exactly in your county, but close enough that I’m sure they’ll pop up. As for a troop in Letterkenny, none immediately come to mind. The closest troop I can think of up that way would have been Bundoran back in May.

Welcome Aidan! Great to hear you’re looking at taking the plunge and joining us. It’s also great to hear that you’ve wanted to join since around 2012. Even better that you’re now looking to give something back and hopefully inspire the next generation of young fans in the same way. The ANH Staff Officer is a solid choice for a first costume, especially if you want something relatively straightforward to get you started. I’d highly recommend having a good look through the relevant Costume Reference Library (CRL)null under ID: Imperial Officer before you start buying anything. It’ll give you a clear idea of what’s required for approval and can save you from accidentally buying something that needs a lot of work. In the meantime, have a read through our Welcome Postnull. There’s a good bit of useful information in there about the Garrison, how things work, costumes, troops and getting involved. I’d also recommend heading over to the Crew Rank Requestnull post and requesting crew access. Crewing is honestly one of the best ways to get started. You’ll get to see how our troops actually work, meet members face-to-face, and get a feel for the whole 501st experience before you even have your first approved costume. And don't worry about asking questions, we’ve all been the new person at some point, and there’s plenty of experience here to help you along the way. I also noticed you mentioned wanting to go down the Phase 1 Clone Trooper route next year. Excellent choice! I've a Clone Commando Boss, so if you start heading down the path of the Republic, you’ve already got at least one Clone trooper to bounce questions off of. Looking forward to seeing you around the forum, hearing more about the Staff Officer build, and hopefully seeing you at a troop sometime. For the Republic, trooper.....

Hello Rafa_DarthMaul and welcome! It was great meeting you at Retro Con and hope you had a great time. I was the guy dressed up as the Temple Guard and General Weir (Shadow Scout) and got a couple of cool photos with yourself. We’d love to get to know you a bit more. Feel free to tell us a little about yourself, what sparked your interest in the 501st, and if you have any plans or ideas for costumes down the line. Or dare I say expand on your current costume of Darth Maul from The Phantom Menace. If so I would highly advise reviewing our Costume Referance Libaray (CRL) of Maul or any of our other listings In the meantime, I’d recommend having a read through the Welcome Post when you get a chance—it’s a great starting point. Also, you might like to head over to the Crew Rank Request post and request crew access. That will open up visibility of upcoming troops and let you sign up as crew. Crewing is a great place to start off. Not only does it give you insight into how our troops are done. It gives you the chance to meet our members outside of the forum. Looking forward to hearing more about you and perhaps seeing you at a troop sometime.

Hi @Barbara, was great to meet you over the weekend at Portmagee. You done a great job at trooping. Here's hoping to see you at many more down the line.

Hello @Dermot Sith and welcome! We’d love to get to know you a bit. Feel free to tell us a little about yourself, what sparked your interest in the 501st, and if you have any plans or ideas for costumes down the line. In the meantime, I’d recommend having a read through the Welcome Post when you get a chance—it’s a great starting point. Also, you might like to head over to the Crew Rank Request post and request crew access. That will open up visibility of upcoming troops and let you sign up as crew. Crewing is a great place to start off. Not only does it give you insight into how our troops are done. It gives you the chance to meet our members outside of the forum. Looking forward to hearing more about you and perhaps seeing you at a troop sometime.

Hello there..... @Darth_Small I am sure @Boabiwan has covered all the ins and outs of the club. However if you have any questions and need advice on kits etc do not hesitate to ask on the forum. In the meantime I suggest you have a read over the welcome post Also I would say head over to the Crew Rank Request post and request crew access. This will allow you see and sign up to up coming troops as crew. Finally welcome aboard.

Hi Barry, Let me see if I cant get someone to sort this for you. @Xadras @SyntaxError or @Ghostmaker could any of you sort out Barry's crew access please.

Hello John, Welcome to the forum, always great to see more people interested in getting involved with the Garrison. From the sounds of it your going to hit the ground running, though if you need any help or direction with kits or clearnaces, I am sure everyone on here will be more than happy to help. More so if you end up going down the clone trooper route. In the meantime, I would suggest if you want to get involved a little sooner, head over to the the Crew Rank Request , from there you can request access to be able to see our upcoming events that you can sign up to. That way you can get to know the members and see how our troops are run. Also I would suggest a read over the welcome topic Welcome new members , this will give you a good base of knowledge to get you going. Look forward to seeing you at a troop in the future and possiblly your first kit clearance.

Welcome Nathan, hope to see you at some troops soon. But first let me flag your request so we can sort your international status sorted. @Xadras @SyntaxError & @Ghostmaker would one of ye be able to sort Nathans internation access out please. BM

Hello @DarthLumbergh There is no reqirement for the pet hardware cord to be used for the belt for the basic clearnace. For that cord it was marked as an optional lvl 2 clearance, most likely for it beening extremely rare to unavaiable nowdays. As long as the cord used is a 3 strand (black-brown-beige) braided, is a light polypropylene cord and meets the reqiurements of the crl. You should be good for basic clearance into the 501st. As for where to get the rope I would have assumed most maratime shops and sites or outdoor adventure shops would stock these. Though I could not tell you what color Variations they would have.

Hello Danni, Welcome to the forum, I see that you have several kits on the go already. So I'm looking forward to seeing those submissions. Though you can still get involved with the garrison and get to know our members by signing up to events as a crew member. It's a great way to see how things work on a troop, but more so to help our visually impaired troopers to navigate. To get the ball rolling on that, if not done done so already. Head over to the the Crew Rank Request. From there you can request access and you will be able to see our upcoming events that you can sign up to. I would also suggest a read over the welcome topic Welcome new members, this will give you a good base of knowledge to get you going. After that if you have any issues, questions or just need advice on kits. Everyone here would be more than happy to help where they can. Also seen your doing a shoretrooper, which is great as there are a good few of us in the process of completing various versions of that kit. With 2 that have already been cleared by our members. So there is plenty of fresh help and info here for that kit. I would definitely take a look at the Shoretrooper Group Build Thread Other than that, welcome again and hopefully we will see you out at one of the events soon. BM

Hello Neda, Welcome to the forum, and we always welcome anyone wanting to crew. It's a great way to see how things work on a troop, but more so to help our visually impaired troopers to navigate. To get the ball rolling on that, if not done done so already. Head over to the the Crew Rank Request , from there request access and you will be able to see our upcoming events you can sign up to. Also I would suggest a read over the welcome topic Welcome new members , this will give you a good base of knowledge to get you going. As for your first kit, our members have a wide variety and always happy to help. An easy one to start off with would be a run of the mill Stormtrooper, due to its popularity they are easy to come by, ether via a DIY kit or pre-made. Just to note, there are plenty of resources out there to help with a DIY kit. Or go with what character drew you to starwars. Either way choice is yours. FYI we need more Clone Troopers Look forward to seeing you at a troop in the future and your first kit clearance. BM

@SyntaxError @Ghostmaker @Xadras Flagging the above request from yoshix.